SIlverware - How important is it to you?

ToffeeLee83 - toffeelee83@hotmail.co.uk · July 14, 2014

When we won the FA Cup in 95 I was 11.

As a 31 year old now I hate the fact that I have lived my teenage years and my entire 20's without seeing my beloved win a cup. To be honest it grates on me like mad that I don't have those memories to recall of glory days at Wembley (or Cardiff) with my mates/dad etc...

Yes we have had great night in Nurenburg and such, but a club of our size and with the quality of players we have had certainly since 2004/5 ish it is a travesty that we haven't at least added a league cup or two to our honours list.

This is where I resent Moyes for his tactics, or lack of them, in the big games. Chelsea final, Liverpool semi, Chelsea semi in league cup, Wigan semi....all huge chances missed.

With Bobby M I believe this is all going to change. I am certain that we will see success soon due to his positivity and innovative tactics.

Basically, does it consume you with frustration as much as it does to me???

toffeejack · July 14, 2014

yes, i'm 5 years younger than you

Khalekan · July 14, 2014

Silverware is important for the club's profile and standing in the game at home and abroad.

But at the end of the day I love my team no matter whether we win things or not.......I won't love EFC any more for winning things nor any less for not winning them.

In fact, quite the reverse is true....I find myself loving Everton more in the days following defeats like the semi final at Werbley a few years ago.

You have to love your team beyond the winning of trophies.

Portland Toffee · July 14, 2014

Yes it does, we have taken our 'glory' from winning big league games and a semi against a Man United 3rd string. We need something in the next few years especially with the global audience now.

GraemeS1980 · July 14, 2014

If people say it is that important to them then I ask them this.......If we win nothing in the next 5-10 years are you going to throw the towel in?

ToffeeLee83 - toffeelee83@hotmail.co.uk · July 14, 2014

I love Everton more and more each day. If my love for the club was based on winning trophies I wouldn't have renewed my ST for the last 21 years!
We NEED a cup now as a club, and our fans deserve one more than anyone else.

EFCPaul · July 14, 2014

I'm 20 and I've never seen us win a cup, I was a baby in '95. It's very disheartening seeing all these other clubs win trophies every year and celebrating with their ecstatic fans, especially when it's a team you don't like. Why can't it ever be us, when will it be our turn? Winning a cup would be something I'd never forget as long as I live, something I'd forever cherish and could never be taken away.

At the end of the day, all we're ever left with is our memories so we need to try and create as many good ones as possible.

blue4eva77 · July 14, 2014

Its been so long i'm not sure how i would celebrate if we did win a pot. The word celebrate rarely pops up in our Evertonian vocab these days does it. How important is it to me ? I'd give my right nut for even a league cup win right now.

Seriously though. How the F did we go from being one of the richest sides around in the late 80's to a no mark within 5 years ?

Porsche to a Cortina. Frightening !!

Mikey_Fitzgerald · July 14, 2014

Of course it's important but there's only three domestic trophies that can be won each season. There's no shame in having a good league finish and not winning the Cup. It's upsetting, but it's not shameful either, especially if you've had a decent run in the cup up to going out.

I feel that Everton is capable of winning a Cup. If all efforts are placed into the Europa or League Cup next season, I honestly think we have a good chance

Muzumbu · July 14, 2014

Never seen us win anything. I would even take winning the bloody capital one cup over qualifying for the champions league just to see us win something!

wm02 · July 14, 2014

Important enough to fume at the League Cup starting XIs and Robles starting against Arsenal. That being said,I think the wait won't be too much longer

ilikecheese · July 14, 2014

The struggle to get there is what it's all about. Winning is great, but the roller coaster ride to winning something is really where the joy is in being a fan.